Wire box-strapping.



G. G. D. MILLER.

WIRE BOX STRAPPING.

APPLICATION 11.31) JULY 13, 1912.

1, 9 Patented June 9, 1914 TTMTED @TATES ATENT UFFTQFJ.

GEORGE C. D. MILLER, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'IO CARY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

WIRE BOX-STRAPIING.

LOQQJSEP.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE C. D. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Wire Box-Strapping, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a wire strap for use in nailing shipping boxes and crates.

Prior to my invention, box strapping had been manufactured from sheet metal and twisted wire. The wire strap has been composed of two wires twisted together throughout the length thereof except at certain predetermined intervals, at which intervals the two wires have been bent to produce eyes through which nails are driven to fasten the strap upon the box or crate. The strap produced in the usual way consumes more wire than it should in proportion to the length of the resulting strapping, due to the twisting of the wires together. Furthermore, with the eyes at predetermined intervals it is not possible in many instances to drive the nails in the proper places. Again, the strapping as usually made is provided with eyes at two inches apart, at four inches apart, or at six inch intervals, and when such strapping is bent around the corner of a box or case, the eyes in the strapping are not positioned for the advantageous driving of the nails.

The object of this invention is to overcome the foregoing and other objections inherent in the manufacture and use of wire strapping.

The strap of the present invention is capable of manufacture economically for the reason that it requires considerably less material, whereby a saving. of ten per cent. (10%) in the quantity of material is effected. The strap embodies a plurality of wires preferably two in number, which are twisted together at intervals, the wires between the twists being parallel or untwisted, thus resulting in a new article characterized by an absence of spaced eyes or loops. The wires at the twisted portions thereof are twisted together two or more times and twisted tightly together, so that at said twisted parts the wires cannot become separated when the parallel portions intermediate the twists are spread laterally by driving nails between said parallel portions.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 13, 1912.

Patented June 9, 1914:.

Serial No. 709,135.

relation to, or in actual contact with, each other. By eliminating the twists throughout the length of the strap, a considerable saving in wire is effected. The strap is nailed in position by driving the nails be tween the parallel strands and preferably next to the twisted portions in such manner that the strap is drawn taut around the shipping case or box.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one practical embodiment of the invention, but the construction shown there in is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as. defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a part of a box corner with the wire strap nailed thereto. Figs. 2 and 3 are views in planand elevation, respectively, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a cross section through the strap on the line 44t of Fig. 3, showing a part of a box and a nail.

The strap is composed of a plurality of wires, preferably two in number, indicated at A, B, each wire being of suitable size and strength. The wires are twisted together at intervals, as at b, c, and intermediate these twists the wires are positioned parallel to each other to produce parallel strands (Z, d, e, e, f, f. As shown, the parallel strands are in contact with each other, there being no appreciable space or interval between them. The wires are, preferably, twisted tightly together at b, a, and the adjacent twists extend in opposite directions, thus twist b is of the opposite hand or direction to alternate twists a, 0, twist b being right handed and twists a, 0 being left handed.

The strap is passed around the corners of a box or case C, and as usual it is fastened in place by first driving a nail into the box, after which the strap is pulled by hand to keep it tight. lVhen bending the strap around the next corner of the box, one or more nails, as D, are driven into the box in a manner to stretch the strap from the point at which it is fastened initially. Each nail is driven between the strands, and preferably next to a twisted portion of the strap,

twists, the operation of the nails on thestrap tends to pull on and tighten said strap,

thereby applying and securingthe strap in a the most advantageous manner.

It will be noted that thenew strap is free from the usual nail-receiving eyes, and, accordingly, that it is not open to the practical objection so frequently made by persons in applying the strap to abox or case, to wit, that the nails cannot be driven except at predetermined points. Manifestly, the nails can be driven throughthe new strap at practically any point, except through the twists, but it is preferable to drive the nails quite close to the twisted parts of the strap in order to pull upon and stretch the strap.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An eyeless box strap: comprising a plue rality of wires twisted tightly together at predetermined intervals, the lengths of the wires intermediate the twisted parts of the strap beingparallel for the purpose of recei ving nails which operate to spread said parallel lengths laterally with respect to 1 p I name to this specification in the presence: of i two subscribingwitnesses s i at predetermined points j through said strap, the operative length of Q each other, whereby, upon fastening the strap to a package by driving initial securing nails the strap is so reduced between said initial securing nails as tosubstantially tighten the j strapv upon the box to which. itis applied.

copies of this patent may be obtained; for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

2. An eyeless box strap comprising a pair V 1 contact with each other, whereby the parallel portions of the wires are adapted to be spread laterally by driving nails between them and the strap is tightened upon a box to which it is applied by a substantial de- "crease in the operative length of the strap due to such lateral spreading of the parallel wires.

3. A box strap comprising a pair of wires intervals in the length thereof, the adjacent twists being in opposite directions and the wires intermediate the twisted portions being parallel to each other, the space between such parallel wires being less than the thickness of the nails adapted to be driven be tween theni, whereby said parallel wires are adapted to be spread laterally for the purpose of drawing the strap taut upon a box to which itis applied.

4. A box strap comprising a pair of parallel wires twisted tightly together at predetermined intervals, said wires being parallel and in lateral con-tact with each other in the intervals betweensai-d tightly twisted portions, said contactingand parplied. r V.

In testimony whereof have signed my GEORGEO. il ntrxrin.v

Witnesses:

M. C, RODRIGUEZ, H. I. BERNBERD.

Washington, D. C. 

